Basketball Champions League
The Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín in La Laguna hosted the 2017 Final Four
Season2016–17
Duration27 September – 6 October 2016 (qualifying)
20 October 2016 – 30 April 2017
(competition proper)
Number of games324
Number of teams40 (regular season)
52 from 31 countries (total)
Regular season
Season MVPNorth Macedonia Jordan Theodore
Finals
ChampionsSpain Iberostar Tenerife (1st title)
  Runners-upTurkey Banvit
Third placeMonaco Monaco
Fourth placeItaly Umana Reyer Venezia
Final Four MVPLithuania Marius Grigonis
Statistical leaders
Points United States Nick Minnerath 20.3
Rebounds United States Keith Clanton 10.7
Assists North Macedonia Jordan Theodore 7.5
Index Rating Serbia Vladimir Štimac 19.9
Records
Highest attendance8,000
Partizan 78–82 PAOK
(22 February 2017)

The 2016–17 Basketball Champions League was the inaugural season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European professional basketball competition for clubs that was launched by FIBA.[1] The competition began on 27 September 2016, with the qualifying rounds, and concluded on 30 April 2017, at the Final Four. It featured 17 domestic champion teams and 9 runners-up.

A number of 52 teams from 31 countries participated in the competition, including its qualifying rounds. Iberostar Tenerife won the inaugural season of the BCL, after winning the final of the Final Four which was hosted in its home arena.

Format

The competition format suffered multiple adjustments since its official presentation on 21 March 2016, in Paris.[2] Initially, the tournament would feature a total of 56 teams from 30 national leagues. Thirty-two teams would compete in the regular season, which included 24 teams qualified directly through sporting criteria, and eight teams advancing from a two-round qualifying phase comprising the remaining 32 teams. The 24 qualifying round losers would be transferred to the regular season of the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup. The 32 regular season teams would be drawn into four groups of eight, playing home-and-away matches against the other group teams in a round-robin system. The four best-placed teams of each group would qualify for the play-offs, while the eight 5th- and 6th-placed teams would transfer to the FIBA Europe Cup play-offs. In the play-offs, the round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played as two-legged home-and-away ties. The four quarterfinal winners would play in the Final Four of the competition.[2][3]

On 29 June 2016, the competition board confirmed the participation of 48 teams from 31 countries. The qualifying rounds would be contested by 24 teams, with 16 entering the first round, and the remaining eight given a bye to the second round.[4] Ahead of the official draw ceremony on 21 July 2016, in Munich, the number of participating teams was increased to 49 and the qualifying rounds were again revised to accommodate 25 teams. The first qualifying round would include 18 teams divided into two pots according to geographical criteria. The nine winners would join the remaining seven teams directly placed in the second round.[5]

On 19 August 2016, the organisation announced that AEK Athens, Dinamo Sassari, Partizan and Stelmet Zielona Góra had been accepted into the competition after withdrawing from the EuroCup.[6] This expansion to 52 teams introduced overall changes in the competition format, namely the addition of a fifth group of eight teams (Group E) to the regular season. In addition, five teams were promoted from the qualifying rounds to this new regular season group, resulting in the promotion of eight teams from the first to the second qualifying round. The play-offs would also include an additional round before the round of 16, to accommodate an increase of qualified teams from 16 to 24 (four best-placed teams from each group and four best fifth-placed teams). The five group winners and three best runners-up from the regular season qualified directly for the round of 16, while the remaining 16 teams qualified for the preceding first round.[6]

Team allocation

A total of 52 teams from 31 countries (of which 17 were champions) participated in the 2016–17 Basketball Champions League.[4][5][6]

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (FEC: FIBA Europe Cup title holders):

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
  • CW: Cup winners
Regular season
France ASVEL (1st) Greece Aris (4th) Belgium Telenet Oostende (1st) Hungary Szolnoki Olaj (1st)
France SIG Strasbourg (2nd) Greece PAOK (5th) Belgium Proximus Spirou (5th) Israel Maccabi Rishon LeZion (1st)
Monaco Monaco (3rd)[Note FRA] Italy Sidigas Avellino (3rd) Poland Stelmet Zielona Góra (1st) Latvia Ventspils (3rd)
France Le Mans Sarthe (CW) Italy Umana Reyer Venezia (4th) Poland Rosa Radom (2nd) Lithuania Neptūnas (2nd)
Germany Fraport SkylinersFEC (3rd) Italy Dinamo Sassari (7th) Serbia Partizan NIS (2nd) Russia Avtodor (6th)
Germany EWE Baskets Oldenburg (5th) Turkey Banvit (5th) Serbia Mega Leks (3rd) Slovenia Helios Suns (1st)
Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (6th) Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka (6th) Croatia Cibona (2nd) Spain Iberostar Tenerife (9th)
Greece AEK Athens (3rd) Turkey Beşiktaş Sompo Japan (9th) Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk (1st) Ukraine Khimik (1st)
Second qualifying round
Portugal Porto (1st) Bulgaria Lukoil Academic (1st) Israel Ironi Nahariya (6th) Montenegro Mornar (2nd)
Portugal Benfica (2nd) Denmark Bakken Bears (2nd) Italy Openjobmetis Varese (9th) Sweden Södertälje Kings (1st)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea (1st) Finland Kataja (5th) Lithuania Juventus (4th) Turkey Muratbey Uşak Sportif (7th)
First qualifying round
Romania Oradea (1st) Belarus Tsmoki Minsk (1st) Cyprus Petrolina AEK Larnaca (1st) Netherlands Donar (1st)
Romania U-BT Cluj-Napoca (4th) Bulgaria Rilski Sportist (3rd) Estonia Tartu (2nd) Slovakia Prievidza (1st)
Notes
  1. ^
    France (FRA): Monaco are a club based in Monaco (which does not qualify for European competitions), but participated in European competitions through one of the berths for France (any coefficient points they earn count toward France).

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows:[4][7]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying rounds First qualifying round 21 July 2016 27 September 2016 29 September 2016
Second qualifying round 4 October 2016 6 October 2016
Regular season Matchday 1 18–19 October 2016
Matchday 2 25–26 October 2016
Matchday 3 1–2 November 2016
Matchday 4 8–9 November 2016
Matchday 5 15–16 November 2016
Matchday 6 22–23 November 2016
Matchday 7 29–30 November 2016
Matchday 8 6–7 December 2016
Matchday 9 13–14 December 2016
Matchday 10 20–21 December 2016
Matchday 11 3–4 January 2017
Matchday 12 10–11 January 2017
Matchday 13 17–18 January 2017
Matchday 14 24–25 January 2017
Play-offs Play-offs qualifiers 27 January 2017 7–8 February 2017 21–22 February 2017
Round of 16 28 February–1 March 2017 7–8 March 2017
Quarter-finals 10 March 2017 21–22 March 2017 28–29 March 2017
Final Four Semi-finals 7 April 2017 28 April 2017
Final 30 April 2017

Qualifying rounds

In the qualifying rounds, teams were divided into pots based on geographical criteria, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same league could not be drawn against each other.[5] The losing teams from both qualifying rounds competed in the regular season of the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup.

First qualifying round

A total of 18 teams entering the first qualifying round were divided into two pots – Region A (ten teams) and Region B (eight teams) – and pairings were drawn between teams within each pot.[5] Following the competition expansion in August, and the resulting format changes, only four of the nine originally drawn ties were played.[6]

The first legs were played on 27 September, and the second legs were played on 29 September 2016.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Donar Netherlands 133–141 Estonia Tartu 76–76 57–65
Rilski Sportist Bulgaria 122–146 Belarus Tsmoki Minsk 58–72 64–74
Oradea Romania 144–131 Slovakia Prievidza 71–64 73–67
Petrolina AEK Larnaca Cyprus 106–145 Romania U-BT Cluj-Napoca 50–78 56–67

Source: Basketball Champions League

Second qualifying round

A total of 16 teams were scheduled to play the second qualifying round, including the nine winners of the first round and seven teams with a bye to this round. As in the previous round, teams were divided into pots according to geographical criteria – Region A teams in Pots 1 and 2; Region B teams in Pots 3 and 4 – and pairings were drawn between teams within each region.[5]

Following the competition expansion in August, and the resulting format changes, the revised second qualifying round fixture list kept three ties from the original draw and included four ties transferred from the first round. The eighth tie featured Bakken Bears, who were promoted to the second qualifying round, after Dinamo Sassari were in turn promoted to the regular season.[6]

The first legs of series with teams involved in the first qualifying round were played on 4 October, and the second legs were played on 6 October 2016. The other four series were played one week before, their first leg on 27 September, and their second one on 29 September.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tartu Estonia 137–158 Denmark Bakken Bears 67–75 70–83
Tsmoki Minsk Belarus 133–141 Israel Ironi Nahariya 66–70 67–71
Lukoil Academic Bulgaria 133–142 Romania Oradea 75–72 58–70
Muratbey Uşak Sportif Turkey 178–156 Romania U-BT Cluj-Napoca 93–90 85–66
Kataja Finland 156–124 Sweden Södertälje Kings 97–58 59–66
Benfica Portugal 144–145 Italy Openjobmetis Varese 72–75 72–70
Porto Portugal 140–160 Lithuania Juventus 81–83 59–77
Igokea Bosnia and Herzegovina 131–152 Montenegro Mornar 71–69 60–83

Source: Basketball Champions League

Regular season

The 40 regular season teams were drawn into five groups of eight, with the restriction that teams from the same league could not be drawn against each other. In each group, teams played against each other in home-and-away games, in a round-robin format. The group winners, runners-up, third-placed, fourth-placed, and the top 4 fifth-placed teams advanced to the round of 16, while the sixth-placed and the seventh-placed teams were eligible to enter the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup round of 16. The match-days were 18–19 October, 25–26 October, 1–2 November, 8–9 November, 15–16 November, 22–23 November, 29–30 November, 6–7 December, 13–14 December, 20–21 December 2016, 3–4 January, 10–11 January, 17–18 January and 24–25 January 2017.

Draw

The regular season groups were drawn on 21 July 2016. The 24 teams originally directly qualified were divided into six pots of four teams each.[5]

Teams from the same country were drawn in different groups.

Pot 1
Team
France ASVEL
France Strasbourg
Turkey Banvit
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka
Pot 2
Team
Germany Fraport Skyliners
Germany EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Italy Sidigas Avellino
Italy Umana Reyer Venezia
Pot 3
Team
Greece Aris
Greece PAOK
Russia Avtodor
Spain Iberostar Tenerife
Pot 4
Team
Belgium Telenet Oostende
Israel Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk
Lithuania Neptūnas
Pot 5
Team
Ukraine Khimik
Slovenia Helios Suns
Croatia Cibona
Poland Rosa Radom
Pot 6
Team
Serbia Mega Leks
Latvia Ventspils
Monaco Monaco
France Le Mans Sarthe

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MON BAN ČEZ ARI FRA NAH HEL BAK
1 Monaco Monaco 14 12 2 1034 919 +115 26 Advance to round of 16 — 65–63 93–74 80–66 65–47 71–64 59–55 105–86
2 Turkey Banvit 14 11 3 1130 1010 +120 25 79–65 — 75–69 95–94 86–71 85–77 74–56 99–82
3 Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 14 10 4 1124 1005 +119 24 Advance to qualifiers 76–66 86–75 — 87–79 87–72 78–66 85–55 114–70
4 Greece Aris 14 8 6 1078 992 +86 22 62–65 84–78 83–79 — 58–64 85–58 72–54 82–66
5 Germany Fraport Skyliners 14 7 7 978 983 −5 21 64–70 70–86 74–61 81–74 — 81–64 72–62 102–68
6 Israel Ironi Nahariya 14 5 9 1013 1035 −22 19 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 67–73 70–83 83–86 53–85 75–54 — 76–61 101–62
7 Slovenia Helios Suns 14 2 12 834 947 −113 16 59–63 53–60 57–67 54–62 56–61 60–69 — 78–59
8 Denmark Bakken Bears 14 1 13 963 1263 −300 15 57–94 68–92 57–75 78–92 71–65 71–90 68–74 —

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MSB VEN KSK AVT MRL ORA KAT KHI
1 France Le Mans Sarthe 14 9 5 1029 938 +91 23 Advance to round of 16 — 68–49 65–61 81–85 80–72 72–61 57–74 68–49
2 Italy Umana Reyer Venezia 14 9 5 1033 1030 +3 23 Advance to qualifiers 74–62 — 75–61 106–91 73–61 89–78 78–68 73–59
3 Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka 14 9 5 1046 963 +83 23 66–79 99–59 — 78–65 84–75 79–50 66–84 77–70
4 Russia Avtodor 14 7 7 1190 1147 +43 21 78–95 102–67 74–76 — 81–71 59–65 113–84 93–80
5 Israel Maccabi Rishon LeZion 14 7 7 1000 996 +4 21 73–65 79–61 78–69 74–98 — 69–56 69–88 74–48
6 Romania Oradea 14 6 8 959 1047 −88 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 60–79 69–73 56–69 96–85 69–64 — 101–91 69–66
7 Finland Kataja 14 6 8 1091 1131 −40 20 77–76 68–92 73–83 97–86 64–72 74–80 — 61–76
8 Ukraine Khimik 14 3 11 929 1025 −96 17 59–82 65–64 60–78 77–80 60–69 78–49 82–88 —

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ASV NEP OLD PAO VEN UŞA VAR RAD
1 France ASVEL 14 10 4 1063 977 +86 24 Advance to round of 16 — 68–64 76–69 70–56 83–68 83–69 86–70 87–67
2 Lithuania Neptūnas 14 10 4 1051 958 +93 24 81–67 — 69–73 68–63 84–68 103–88 94–60 66–63
3 Germany EWE Baskets Oldenburg 14 10 4 1070 983 +87 24 Advance to qualifiers 79–81 63–64 — 67–62 87–73 106–77 78–53 83–71
4 Greece PAOK 14 7 7 1031 990 +41 21 61–67 82–73 79–82 — 85–81 59–52 78–69 85–66
5 Latvia Ventspils 14 7 7 1061 1057 +4 21 77–72 66–61 76–77 54–84 — 97–86 91–66 74–53
6 Turkey Muratbey Uşak Sportif 14 5 9 1056 1092 −36 19 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 70–58 65–67 60–65 78–77 74–69 — 87–64 96–76
7 Italy Openjobmetis Varese 14 4 10 981 1123 −142 18 83–82 67–86 76–71 70–75 82–88 85–77 — 62–69
8 Poland Rosa Radom 14 3 11 959 1092 −133 17 63–83 65–71 66–70 93–85 63–79 83–77 61–74 —

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TFE AVE SIG JUV BCO CIB MEG MOR
1 Spain Iberostar Tenerife 14 11 3 1135 948 +187 25 Advance to round of 16 — 66–78 66–70 79–57 64–57 106–84 73–59 103–57
2 Italy Sidigas Avellino 14 10 4 1048 961 +87 24 75–76 — 72–69 74–64 72–77 75–57 85–61 53–60
3 France SIG Strasbourg 14 9 5 1069 977 +92 23 Advance to qualifiers 72–75 63–57 — 86–61 74–64 71–56 68–59 93–62
4 Lithuania Juventus 14 8 6 1066 1096 −30 22 71–93 75–85 91–84 — 81–71 104–82 85–78 82–74
5 Belgium Telenet Oostende 14 6 8 995 991 +4 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 66–62 73–78 65–66 59–69 — 82–70 82–74 80–60
6 Croatia Cibona 14 5 9 1082 1155 −73 19 57–85 83–84 93–88 81–72 71–77 — 87–77 90–72
7 Serbia Mega Leks 14 4 10 1016 1112 −96 18 73–98 70–84 86–82 77–79 76–70 81–79 — 60–53
8 Montenegro Mornar 14 3 11 962 1133 −171 17 72–89 67–76 70–83 73–75 74–72 81–92 87–85 —

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BJK AEK PAR LUD DSS SPI ZGA SZO
1 Turkey Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 14 12 2 1178 1050 +128 26 Advance to round of 16 — 82–68 77–62 88–85 100–70 68–66 85–66 89–74
2 Greece AEK Athens 14 9 5 1107 992 +115 23 Advance to qualifiers 78–88 — 91–81 82–72 78–58 89–69 71–64 92–49
3 Serbia Partizan NIS 14 8 6 1038 1046 −8 22 86–71 65–69 — 86–82 87–88 70–84 58–56 77–67
4 Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 14 8 6 1150 1058 +92 22 89–83 72–67 64–65 — 75–78 88–66 87–77 99–56
5 Italy Dinamo Sassari 14 7 7 1099 1108 −9 21 74–75 80–78 99–85 79–80 — 95–75 74–70 97–88
6 Belgium Proximus Spirou 14 6 8 1040 1113 −73 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 75–92 58–80 63–65 78–96 63–57 — 86–69 92–87
7 Poland Stelmet Zielona Góra 14 4 10 1020 1084 −64 18 66–84 78–75 80–81 72–70 81–78 83–86 — 83–63
8 Hungary Szolnoki Olaj 14 2 12 1020 1201 −181 16 91–96 76–89 55–70 81–91 73–72 74–79 86–75 —

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 A Turkey Banvit 14 11 3 1130 1010 +120 25 Advance to round of 16
2 C Lithuania Neptūnas 14 10 4 1051 958 +93 24
3 D Italy Sidigas Avellino 14 10 4 1048 961 +87 24
4 E Greece AEK Athens 14 9 5 1107 992 +115 23 Advance to qualifiers
5 B Italy Umana Reyer Venezia 14 9 5 1033 1030 +3 23

Ranking of fifth-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 C Latvia Ventspils 14 7 7 1061 1057 +4 21 Advance to qualifiers
2 B Israel Maccabi Rishon LeZion 14 7 7 1000 996 +4 21
3 A Germany Fraport Skyliners 14 7 7 978 983 −5 21
4 E Italy Dinamo Sassari 14 7 7 1099 1108 −9 21
5 D Belgium Telenet Oostende 14 6 8 995 991 +4 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup

Ranking of seventh-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 B Finland Kataja 14 6 8 1091 1131 −40 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup
2 E Poland Stelmet Zielona Góra 14 4 10 1020 1084 −64 18
3 D Serbia Mega Leks 14 4 10 1016 1112 −96 18
4 C Italy Openjobmetis Varese 14 4 10 981 1123 −142 18
5 A Slovenia Helios Suns 14 2 12 834 947 −113 16

Playoffs

In the playoffs, teams played against each other over two legs, on a home-and-away basis. The round of 16 included two phases. For this stage, the winning team from each group and the three best runners-up qualified directly to the second phase. For the first phase, the remaining sixteen teams from the same country could not be drawn against each other. For the second phase, the draw was entirely random, without country protection, and the winners of the first phase played against the teams that directly qualified to the second phase. From the quarter-finals onward, the draw was entirely random, without country protection.

Bracket

 
Playoffs qualifiersRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                            
 
 
 
 
Russia Avtodor8789176
 
 
 
Germany Oldenburg8498 182
 
Germany Oldenburg8261143
 
 
Turkey Banvit8270 152
 
 
 
 
 
Turkey Banvit8759146
 
 
 
Germany Ludwigsburg9253 145
 
Israel Maccabi R. LeZion6682148
 
 
 
Germany Ludwigsburg8384 167
 
Germany Ludwigsburg7352125
 
 
Lithuania Neptūnas6158 119
 
 
 
 
 
Turkey Banvit83
 
 
 
France Monaco74
 
Lithuania Juventus7754131
 
 
 
Greece AEK Athens7875 153
 
Greece AEK Athens6987156
 
 
France Monaco6895 163
 
 
 
 
 
France Monaco7379152
 
 
 
Italy Dinamo Sassari6276 138
 
Italy Dinamo Sassari9463157
 
 
 
Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk7284 156
 
Italy Dinamo Sassari7968147
 
 
France Le Mans Sarthe6366 129
 
 
 
 
 
Turkey Banvit59
 
 
 
Spain Tenerife63
 
Greece Aris7170141
 
 
 
France SIG Strasbourg5281 133
 
Greece Aris6767134
 
 
France ASVEL6781 148
 
 
 
 
 
France ASVEL6251113
 
 
 
Spain Tenerife6261 123
 
Greece PAOK7482156
 
 
 
Serbia Partizan NIS7678 154
 
Greece PAOK6654120
 
 
Spain Tenerife6380 143
 
 
 
 
 
Spain Tenerife67
 
 
 
Italy Reyer Venezia58Third place
 
Germany Skyliners9052142
 
  
 
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka8072 152
 
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka7590165France Monaco91
 
 
Turkey Beşiktaş7083 153Italy Reyer Venezia77
 
 
 
 
 
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka7466140
 
 
 
Italy Reyer Venezia7174 145
 
Latvia Ventspils7461135
 
 
 
Italy Reyer Venezia6770 137
 
Italy Reyer Venezia5372125
 
 
Italy Sidigas Avellino4968 117
 
 
 
 

Playoffs qualifiers

The first legs were played on 7–8 February, and the second legs were played on 21–22 February 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aris Greece 141–133 France SIG Strasbourg 71–52 70–81
Ventspils Latvia 135–137 Italy Umana Reyer Venezia 74–67 61–70
Avtodor Russia 176–182 Germany EWE Baskets Oldenburg 87–84 89–98
Juventus Lithuania 131–153 Greece AEK Athens 77–78 54–75
PAOK Greece 156–154 Serbia Partizan NIS 74–76 82–78
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Israel 148–167 Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 66–83 82–84
Fraport Skyliners Germany 142–152 Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka 90–80 52–72
Dinamo Sassari Italy 157–156 Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 94–72 63–84

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 28 February–1 March, and the second legs were played on 7–8 March 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aris Greece 134–148 France ASVEL 67–67 67–81
AEK Athens Greece 156–163 France Monaco 69–68 87–95
PAOK Greece 120–143 Spain Iberostar Tenerife 66–63 54–80
Dinamo Sassari Italy 147–129 France Le Mans Sarthe 79–63 68–66
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Germany 125–119 Lithuania Neptūnas 73–61 52–58
EWE Baskets Oldenburg Germany 143–152 Turkey Banvit 82–82 61–70
Umana Reyer Venezia Italy 125–117 Italy Sidigas Avellino 53–49 72–68
Pınar Karşıyaka Turkey 165–153 Turkey Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 75–70 90–83

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 21–22 March, and the second legs were played on 28–29 March 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASVEL France 113–123 Spain Iberostar Tenerife 62–62 51–61
Pınar Karşıyaka Turkey 140–145 Italy Umana Reyer Venezia 74–71 66–74
Banvit Turkey 146–145 Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 87–92 59–53
Monaco France 152–138 Italy Dinamo Sassari 73–62 79–76

Final Four

The Final Four was the last phase of the season, and was held over a weekend. The semi-final games were played on Friday evening. Sunday started with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The Final Four was played at the Santiago Martín in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain, in April 2017.[8]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
28 April
 
 
Turkey Banvit83
 
30 April
 
France Monaco74
 
Turkey Banvit59
 
28 April
 
Spain Iberostar Tenerife63
 
Spain Iberostar Tenerife67
 
 
Italy Umana Reyer Venezia58
 
Third place game
 
 
30 April
 
 
France Monaco91
 
 
Italy Umana Reyer Venezia77

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Player Team Ref.
North Macedonia Jordan TheodoreTurkey Banvit[9]

Final Four MVP

Player Team Ref.
Lithuania Marius GrigonisSpain Iberostar Tenerife[10]

Star Lineup

PositionStar Lineup Best TeamStar Lineup Second Best TeamRef
PlayerClubPlayerClub
G North Macedonia Jordan Theodore Turkey Banvit United States Will Hatcher Serbia Partizan [11]
G Bosnia and Herzegovina Zack Wright Monaco Monaco United States Chris Kramer Germany EWE Baskets Oldenburg
F Canada Melvin Ejim Italy Umana Reyer Venezia Lithuania Gediminas Orelik Turkey Banvit
F Canada Aaron Doornekamp Spain Iberostar Tenerife Greece Dušan Šakota Greece AEK Athens
C Greece Georgios Bogris Spain Iberostar Tenerife Serbia Vladimir Štimac Turkey Beşiktaş

Best Young Player

Player Team Ref.
Turkey Furkan KorkmazTurkey Banvit[11]

Game Day MVP

Regular season

The winner of the Weekly MVP award is selected by the official website of the Basketball Champions League, championsleague.basketball. The winner of the award is mainly determined by the efficiency stat, but this is not the only deciding factor, as sometimes players who did not have the highest efficiency rating win the award.

Game Day Player Team EFF Ref.
1United States Tyrone BrazeltonPoland Rosa Radom30[12]
2United States Joe RaglandItaly Sidigas Avellino29[13]
3Azerbaijan Shaquielle McKissicTurkey Muratbey Uşak Sportif24[14]
4Greece Vlado JankovićGreece Aris25[15]
5United States Nick MinnerathRussia Avtodor40[16]
6Greece Georgios BogrisSpain Iberostar Tenerife28[17]
7Ukraine Kyrylo FesenkoItaly Sidigas Avellino35[18]
8United States Jimmy BaronLithuania Neptūnas40[19]
9Serbia Novica VeličkovićSerbia Partizan NIS21[20]
10Canada Daniel MullingsFinland Kataja25[21]
11Greece Zach AugusteTurkey Muratbey Uşak Sportif36[22]
12United States Chris KramerGermany EWE Baskets Oldenburg36[23]
13United States Martin ZenoRomania Oradea40[24]
14United States Nick Minnerath (2)Russia Avtodor27[25]

Playoffs Qualifiers MVP

Player Team Ref.
United States Thaddus McFaddenGreece PAOK[26]

Round of 16 MVP

Player Team Ref.
United States Mike GreenTurkey Pınar Karşıyaka[27]

Quarterfinals MVP

Player Team Ref.
North Macedonia Jordan TheodoreTurkey Banvit[28]

Statistics

Statistical leaders

Category Player Team Average
Efficiency Serbia Vladimir ŠtimacTurkey Beşiktaş Sompo Japan19.9
Points United States Nick MinnerathRussia Avtodor20.3
Rebounds United States Keith ClantonGreece PAOK10.7
Assists North Macedonia Jordan TheodoreTurkey Banvit7.5
Steals Cuba Howard Sant-RoosCzech Republic ČEZ Nymburk2.5
Blocks United States Norvel PelleItaly Openjobmetis Varese2.7
Turnovers United States Kwame VaughnGreece PAOK3.5
Fouls Lithuania Vaidas ČepukaitisLithuania Juventus4.1
Minutes United States Chris KramerGermany EWE Baskets Oldenburg36.2
FG% United States Javon McCreaIsrael Maccabi Rishon LeZion 63.2
3P% Finland Erik MurphyFrance SIG Strasbourg50.0
FT% United States Nick MinnerathRussia Avtodor90.0
Double-doubles Serbia Vladimir ŠtimacTurkey Beşiktaş Sompo Japan7

Source: BasketballCL

Individual game highs

CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points United States Jimmy BaronLithuania Neptūnas42
United States Martin ZenoRomania Oradea
Rebounds United States Keith ClantonGreece PAOK19
Assists United States Scottie ReynoldsCroatia Cibona17
Steals Azerbaijan Shaquielle McKissicTurkey Muratbey Uşak Sportif7
Serbia Rade ZagoracSerbia Mega Leks
Blocks Canada Sean DenisonRomania Oradea7
United States Octavius EllisMontenegro Mornar
Three pointers United States Jimmy BaronLithuania Neptūnas10
Turnovers Ukraine Viachelsav PetrovUkraine Khimik11

Source: BasketballCL

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA confirms launch of Basketball Champions League for 2016-17 season". BasketballCL.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Basketball Champions League officially launched in Paris". BasketballCL.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "56 teams from 30 countries to compete in the Basketball Champions League". Sportando. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Basketball Champions League clubs and draw date confirmed". BasketballCL.com. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Official Draw Ceremony for first-ever Basketball Champions League season to take place on Thursday". BasketballCL.com. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "AEK, Partizan and Zielona Gora join Basketball Champions League as competition expands". BasketballCL.com. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Basketball Champions League regulations" (PDF). BasketballCL.com. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Tenerife to host Basketball Champions League Final Four". BasketballCL.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Theodore named MVP of the Season". Basketball Champions League. 30 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Iberostar Tenerife crowned inaugural Basketball Champions League winners.
  11. 1 2 "Star Lineup revealed, Korkmaz named Best Young Player". Basketball Champions League. 30 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Brazelton is Regular Season Week 1 MVP". Basketballcl.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  13. ↑ "Ragland's all-round performance earns him MVP of the week honours". Basketballcl.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  14. ↑ "Shaquielle O'neal McKissic flying high to grab MVP of the Week honours". Basketballcl.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  15. ↑ "Gameday 4 MVP Jankovic wants Aris to go full throttle every game". Basketballcl.com. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  16. ↑ Antigoni Zachari (2016-11-17). "Avtodor's Nick Minnerath named MVP of FIBA Champions League Round 5". Eurohoops.net. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  17. ↑ "Iberostar Tenerife's win the perfect tonic for MVP Bogris". Basketballcl.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  18. ↑ "Fabulous Fesenko takes Gameday 7 MVP honor". Basketballcl.com. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  19. ↑ "Baron shoots his way to MVP of the Week honor". Basketballcl.com. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  20. ↑ "Velickovic captures MVP of the Week honor". Basketballcl.com. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  21. ↑ "Dazzling Daniel Mullings of Kataja Basket is MVP of the Week". Basketballcl.com. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  22. ↑ "Audacious Auguste claims MVP of the Week". Basketballcl.com. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  23. ↑ "Triple-double Kramer claims MVP of the Week honor". Basketballcl.com. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  24. ↑ "Zeno claims MVP of the Week after dazzling effort". Basketballcl.com. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  25. ↑ "Minnerath clinches second MVP of the Week honor". Basketballcl.com. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  26. ↑ "Marvelous McFadden is MVP of Play-Off Qualifiers". Basketballcl.com. 23 February 2017.
  27. ↑ "Mike Green claims Round of 16 MVP honor". Basketballcl.com. 9 March 2017.
  28. ↑ "Superman Theodore is MVP of the Play-Off Quarter-Finals". Basketballcl.com. 29 March 2017.
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